Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Project 12 Scrapbooking: December
Photos:
- Chilly
- Gift
- Hug
- List
- Shopping
- Favorite Decoration
- Looking Up
- Something Silver
- Somrthing ROund
- Little Hands
- Christmas Cards
- Tradition
- You: a story you remember from Christmas when you were a child
- Holiday: Take a group of pictures of one of your favorite Holiday treasures
- Places: Scrapbook your place of worship
- Everyday Life: Create a layout about something "mundane", something that you do everyday. Making the bed, unloading the dishawasher, etc....
- Rituals: Scrapbook a daily ritual...getting ready for bed, work, etc...
- People: Santa Claus, what does he mean to you, what traditions does he partake in, etc..
- Inspiration: Pinterest -- how does it effect your life?
- Personality: Scrapbook a toy and it's owner, young or old. What does it say about them?
- Things: Take pictures of your Christmas ornament. The oldest, your favorite, the ugliest, etc..... What traditions do you have around your tree ornaments?
- Family Stories: What story from 2012, will you be sharing in 2022?
- Seasons: DOcument one aspect of Winter that you have been looking forward to.
- Fun: Use wrapping paper on your layout.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Cutting the Crazy Out of Christmas: Christmas Recipe Memories
Most of us have five senses - sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. I found it funny that you can have your mind on something and be totally pre-occupied with a task, but then out of nowhere your nose smells something wonderful, and before you know it, you’re walking down memory lane reminiscing about the moment you last remember that smell.
Well today, I want you to think of Christmas smells…those smells that just make you feel all warm, fuzzy, and (for today’s project) HUNGRY. We’re going to be focusing on the Recipes and Menus section of our planner. Do you love the smell of fresh out-of-the-oven gingerbread cookies or the smell of the breakfast quiche cooking as you open presents on Christmas morning? I want you to ponder these memories as you start compiling your cherished Christmas recipes to add to your planner.
Now that your stomach is grumbling, let’s get started with our Recipe Memories!
Step 1: Gather your Christmas recipes by finding your cookbooks, recipe boxes, or files that have the recipes you use during the holidays. Don’t worry if you don’t have them all – remember the beauty of our planner is that we can always add to it! If you run across a recipe you forgot, you can easily slip it in later.
Step 2: As you start pulling together your recipes, grab some sticky notes and jot down the feelings and memories that come to you as you see each recipe. Stick that to the recipe and move to the next one. If nothing comes to mind or if you find yourself saying, “I can’t stand that recipe,” put it aside in a separate pile.
Step 3: To start your recipe section, type your recipes on your computer or copy them on a copy machine and insert them into page protectors. OR write them on one of the cute recipe cards available. Note: You will probably want to print out extra Recipe cards for future use.
Step 4: Now rewrite the recipes that bring “good” emotions onto your Recipe pages. If possible, try to keep your recipe on the front side of the page so that it is easy to follow as you cook.
Step 5: Before I give you the next step, I am adding this disclaimer: I realize you may not be able to accomplish this project right now – maybe not even this year. But it can be completed over time. In this step, I would like you to find pictures you have taken that show the special recipes (like photos of your toffee or photos of you baking cookies) and keep the photos with your Recipe Cards. Now you see our need for the disclaimer first: I don’t want you cooking and photographing each of these recipes now just to be able to finish this step of instruction. Remember – we want to Cut the Crazy!
Step 6: Here’s the fun part – we’re going to journal (no moaning!). I want you to record the reason this recipe means sooo much to you, why it’s something you insist on cooking each year, or how you remember the precise way Grandma cooked it. This is where those sticky notes you scribbled on are going to jumpstart your journaling creativity. Each recipe reminds us of precious memories that we want to preserve and document.
Layout on Back: Keep your layouts very simple. By placing the recipe on one side and the scrapbook layout on the back. By creating your layout on the back you have more room for pictures, journaling, and fun Adornit products.
Step 7: Now, insert each of your Recipe pages into your planner. If you have a stack of recipes that you put in the separate pile, decide whether they are recipes you want to keep with your Christmas recipes, and if they are, that’s great! You can put those into page protectors as well; you just don’t need to go to the work of adding photos and journaling to them.
Your Recipes & Menus section is now an archive and ‘scrapbook’ that you will refer to each holiday. This section will make your planner an heirloom that will be treasured by the whole family.
Well today, I want you to think of Christmas smells…those smells that just make you feel all warm, fuzzy, and (for today’s project) HUNGRY. We’re going to be focusing on the Recipes and Menus section of our planner. Do you love the smell of fresh out-of-the-oven gingerbread cookies or the smell of the breakfast quiche cooking as you open presents on Christmas morning? I want you to ponder these memories as you start compiling your cherished Christmas recipes to add to your planner.
Now that your stomach is grumbling, let’s get started with our Recipe Memories!
Step 1: Gather your Christmas recipes by finding your cookbooks, recipe boxes, or files that have the recipes you use during the holidays. Don’t worry if you don’t have them all – remember the beauty of our planner is that we can always add to it! If you run across a recipe you forgot, you can easily slip it in later.
Step 2: As you start pulling together your recipes, grab some sticky notes and jot down the feelings and memories that come to you as you see each recipe. Stick that to the recipe and move to the next one. If nothing comes to mind or if you find yourself saying, “I can’t stand that recipe,” put it aside in a separate pile.
Step 3: To start your recipe section, type your recipes on your computer or copy them on a copy machine and insert them into page protectors. OR write them on one of the cute recipe cards available. Note: You will probably want to print out extra Recipe cards for future use.
Step 4: Now rewrite the recipes that bring “good” emotions onto your Recipe pages. If possible, try to keep your recipe on the front side of the page so that it is easy to follow as you cook.
Step 5: Before I give you the next step, I am adding this disclaimer: I realize you may not be able to accomplish this project right now – maybe not even this year. But it can be completed over time. In this step, I would like you to find pictures you have taken that show the special recipes (like photos of your toffee or photos of you baking cookies) and keep the photos with your Recipe Cards. Now you see our need for the disclaimer first: I don’t want you cooking and photographing each of these recipes now just to be able to finish this step of instruction. Remember – we want to Cut the Crazy!
Step 6: Here’s the fun part – we’re going to journal (no moaning!). I want you to record the reason this recipe means sooo much to you, why it’s something you insist on cooking each year, or how you remember the precise way Grandma cooked it. This is where those sticky notes you scribbled on are going to jumpstart your journaling creativity. Each recipe reminds us of precious memories that we want to preserve and document.
Layout on Back: Keep your layouts very simple. By placing the recipe on one side and the scrapbook layout on the back. By creating your layout on the back you have more room for pictures, journaling, and fun Adornit products.
Step 7: Now, insert each of your Recipe pages into your planner. If you have a stack of recipes that you put in the separate pile, decide whether they are recipes you want to keep with your Christmas recipes, and if they are, that’s great! You can put those into page protectors as well; you just don’t need to go to the work of adding photos and journaling to them.
Your Recipes & Menus section is now an archive and ‘scrapbook’ that you will refer to each holiday. This section will make your planner an heirloom that will be treasured by the whole family.
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